Estate of Markley

Citations

• 132 Pa. 352
• 19 A. 138
• 1890 Pa. LEXIS 820

Syllabus

<p>(a) A testator devised and bequeathed to his wife all his “ property and effects, real, personal and mixed, of whatever nature and kind, for and during her natural life,” and after her death “ all the residue of said property, real, personal and mixed,” to his children. A considerable portion of the personalty consisted of crops, stock on the farm, and farming implements:</p> <p>1. No distinction being made between the character of the property mentioned and money at interest, the testator intended his wife to take the whole of the personalty absolutely, if it was needed for her support, and only the residue, if any, was to go to his children after her death.*</p>